Wednesday, February 26, 2014

The sweater I was working on last was finished over a week ago. We've been really busy though and I didn't have time to take a picture of it until yesterday. It was a really quick knit and it fits perfectly! Since we're experiencing another cold spell, I'm actually wearing it today. :-)

Here is the after: The pine needles are neatly raked and Greg added a second layer of cinder blocks to the bed. It was a bit low on soil and now I can add more manure/soil.

In case you are wondering about the garbage bag in one of the beds, we are trying to see if this will keep the chickens out of the beds. It moves with the wind and our hopes are that it will keep them out. Not very pretty, but if it gets the job done, I'm ok with it. ;-)

Wednesday, February 12, 2014

Since it's been so cold, wet and snowy here, I've been getting quite a bit of knitting done. :-)

Here are the socks I made as a birthday present for a friend. I have to say, I really love knit picks sock yarn! So soft and cozy and the colors are great. Hope my friend will like them as much as I do!

On rainy days they like to hang out right by the back door. Looks cute, but the mess they leave on the porch can be seen in the background... :-( We're trying to figure out a solution to keep them off the porch. Right now it's not as pressing since it is too cold for us to be out, but something needs to be done before it warms up.
An regnerischen Tagen sitzen die Huehner gerne an der Terrassentuere. Sieht lustig aus, aber die Schweinerei die sie auf der Terrasse hinterlassen kann man im Hintergrund sehen. Wir sind am Ueberlegen was wir machen koennen um die Huehner von der Terrasse fern zu halten. Im Moment eilt es nicht, da es viel zu kalt ist um draussen zu sitzen. Es muss jedoch etwas geschehen bevor es warm wird.

Wednesday, February 5, 2014

Still busy knitting away on my lacy scarf. I have decided it is getting long enough, so I am done with the middle repeat of the pattern. On to the end...

I did take peoples advice and started on a "mindless" project for the times, when I just cannot concentrate on the shawl pattern anymore. Cast on a pair of socks (in a simple knit 3 purl 1 pattern) which will be a birthday present for a friend.

My box of cards was getting pretty empty, so I took some time last weekend (and on the day school was cancelled) to make some more. It had been a while since I just sat down to make cards and I really enjoyed it. Hope to have some more time this weekend to make even more. :-)
Meine Schachtel mit selbstgebastelten Karten war fast leer, und so habe ich mich letztes Wochenende (und an dem Tag an dem die Schule ausgefallen ist) hingesetzt und mal wieder welche gebastelt. Es war eine ganze Weile her, dass ich Karten gebastelt hatte und es hat mir so richtig Spass gemacht. Vielleicht habe ich ja dieses Wochenende noch ein bissl Zeit um noch mehr zu machen. :-)

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I'm 46 years old and have been married to my hubby for 26 years. We have two wonderful girls, ages 16 and 18. I started this blog to stay in touch with our family and friends in Germany and here in the US. It's a little glimpse into our daily lives...